Fungi Outer Hebrides


Phylum: Basidiomycota   Family: Hygrophoraceae

Hygrocybe reidii  Kühner

Honey waxcap

A smallish orange or orangey-red species which smells of honey when bruised (more pronounced if kept in a container for a while). Convex, flatter with age, dry. Quite common in unimproved grassland.

References: 
Boertmann, D. (2010 revised second edition) The Genus Hygrocybe
Wood, E. & Dunkelman, J. (2017) Grassland Fungi: a field guide
Hedger, J. & George, D. (2018) Lundy Fungi: a photographic guide
Harries, D. (2017) A Guide to Waxcaps in West Wales

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